As part of the produce trucking industry, we are closely
connected to agriculture. According to the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, agriculture is the largest industry and job sector
in the US, citing more than $1 Trillion […]
Trailer Pest Contamination: A Driver’s Guide to What it is and Ways to Prevent it
The 5 Top Actions a Carrier Can Take to Prevent a Claim
We spend a great deal of time sourcing tools and resources for our carriers to ensure that they can avoid claims and additional charges. While we do pride ourselves on our claims process, we […]
Preventing Run-Under Collisions
Any time a truck is involved in a crash, operations are impacted. A run-under crash occurs when a vehicle drives under a trailer unit; although these types of crashes are among the easiest to […]
Preventing Lane Change Collisions
Lane change crashes are considered a critical type of collision due to the fact that they typically cause significant injuries or fatalities to the people involved, which may come from a combination of commercial […]
Preventing Rear-End Collisions
According to Great West Casualty Company, there are four types of critical crashes: run-under crashes (which we covered in a post at the end of 2013), lane change crashes, loss of control crashes, and […]
How to Prevent Lane Change Crashes, With a Pop Quiz!
This is the last installment of our critical crash prevention series. It follows the previously covered posts on loss of control crashes, run-under crashes, and rear-end crashes. As a reminder, these three types of […]
How to Prevent Loss of Control Crashes, With a Pop Quiz!
This is the third installment in our critical crash prevention series. We have already covered how to prevent run-under crashes and rear-end crashes, and all are determined to be “critical” because they typically cause […]
How to Prevent Rear-End Crashes, with a Pop Quiz!
According to Great West Casualty Company, there are four types of critical crashes: run-under crashes (which we covered in a post at the end of 2013), lane change crashes, loss of control crashes, and […]
Best Practices to Protect Yourself from Falling Freight
Loads shifting in transit is a common occurrence. Most of the time, drivers are not aware of the real danger of shifted loads until it is too late. On a regular basis, drivers and […]
How to Calibrate a Pulp Thermometer: A Must Watch Video
When we held our first ever Driver Appreciation Day at TC Trans back in December, we took a few minutes with Vice President Chuck Schamel to shoot a short video on how to calibrate […]